Coming Together for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving; what did it mean? The first celebration was between two different sets of people, two different cultures, and two different pasts. All this considered, they were able to set their differences aside and work together. They were able to help one another and due to this new found friendship, they celebrated by having a feast - which is now called Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving; what does it mean now? Today, many people view it as a day that they get together with their family to have turkey. It seems that I have been getting more and more emails each year that states something like, "I hope you have a happy Turkey Day." Even I have faulted to this saying as well. I am not saying this is wrong, but is this day about the turkey or what we are thankful for?
Now, I know that our culture is much different these days. There is not a fear of famine (at least in America). We can grow so much food that we have storehouses called grocery stores. We can go at anytime and buy food - unless they are closed due to holidays. Even though we are reliant on others to produce this food, we are disconnected from these people.
These days, Thanksgiving is more about spending time with family then with those from a different culture. You might say that some families are made up of different cultures, pasts, and/or different sets of people. However, I would beg to differ. I have come to the conclusion through studies and reading that we never marry someone that is not equal to us. Whether it is our spiritual connection, our intelligence, and/or our beliefs. We marry those that are like us. Even though we may fret getting together with some of the members in our family due to some inner conflict, we are more alike then unlike.
Please, do not think that I am saying its wrong for this day to be about family. I like this aspect. Some of my best memories as a child, and even now as an adult, are holidays with my family and my wife's family. It just does not feel like Thanksgiving if there are not a lot of people around. However, what I am saying, is that it would be nice for this day to be about bring cultures together. It is like Sundays - the most segregated day in America.
If Thanksgiving was focused on bringing cultures together and celebrating their uniqueness - America would be much different. Why? Let me bring up some points to consider: we fear what we do not understand; it easier for us to take advantage of those that we feel are less of a person; we become territorial on what we have or feel we deserve. To prove this point, look at America since the first Thanksgiving. In a short time after the first Thanksgiving, the Indians were taken advantage and moved from their lands. In our national history, we have used other cultures as slaves because we looked at them as less of a person based upon the color of their skin or sex. Even today, some Americans are wanting everyone to be like them - not wanting to accept other cultures or even their language.
Next year, what could we do to come together for Thanksgiving? We can be thankful that we are all created equal and that no one person or culture is better or right. Over the next year, take some time to get to know others that are not like you. Most of all, be thankful that we live in a nation that gives you freedom to do and believe what you want.